A short story introducing Delmar as he stops in Mexico on his way to Hawaii.

What if you lost everything? Honolulu, 1827 Delmar Lécuyer flees across the South Pacific, one heart-racing knot ahead of the law. At twenty-one, he's an outlaw—for a crime he didn’t commit—instead of following his surgeon career. As the tormenting clutches of France dissolve in the wind, he reaches Honolulu in hope of a new life. When the monarchy refuses the French disembarking for being Catholics, Delmar is devastated. Then, by a stroke of luck, he's called before Her Majesty. Will he win the gamble with fate to ensure his stay? Her Majesty’s Quill is the first book in a historical fiction and magical realism series Naupaka that features an array of intercultural and compelling characters—from the surgeon protagonist to women pirates and Hawaiian magicians—that meet in a sizzling, historical context. Exotic locales, cringe-worthy explorations of early 19th-century medicine, and engaging, subtle fantasy.

What if you were accused of a crime? Honolulu, 1827 When Delmar hears his friend, Captain La Plassard who brought him to Hawaii, is in danger he undertakes to save him from the clutch of the monarchy. After a meltdown with Bingham, the queen’s right hand, Delmar fears he is outlawed. Again. So the French surgeon entrusts his life to his Hawaiian girlfriend who takes him on an enthralling voyage into her lush Hawaiian life. And for a few spellbinding days, it seems the catastrophic consequences of his actions are kept at bay. But Bingham is determined, and Delmar knows it. Will Delmar escape the string of treason that seems to tighten around his neck the more he tries to flee? String of Treason is the second book in the historical fiction and magical realism series Naupaka that features an array of intercultural and compelling characters—from the surgeon protagonist to women pirates and Hawaiian magicians—that meet in a sizzling, historical context. Exotic locales, cringe-worthy explorations of early 19th-century medicine, and engaging, subtle fantasy.

How far would you go to save a loved one? Honolulu, 1827 Delmar, the French surgeon, fears his sweetheart Mayme is taken captive for a ritual and follows the tracks of the Hawaiian indigenous people far into the mountains. Coming to realize the complexity of their tribe, his painful preying turns into a nightmare. The mind-bending experience makes him fear he may lose his sense of reality altogether. But there’s no going back now. Who is to blame, and will he save his girlfriend? In the Dancer’s Shade is the third book in the historical fiction and magical realism series Naupaka that features an array of intercultural and compelling characters—from the surgeon protagonist to women pirates and Hawaiian magicians—that meet in a sizzling, historical context. Exotic locales, cringe-worthy explorations of early 19th-century medicine, and engaging, subtle fantasy.